Two Story House

"Two Story House" is a single by the American country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Released in February 1980, it was the first single from their album Together Again. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart^[1] and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[2]

Recording and composition

Wynette wrote the song with David Lindsay and Glenn Tubb. The song's lyrics – a couple buying a "two-story house" - are a metaphor for a failed marriage. A young couple reflects on working hard to achieve the dream of owning a large, two-story house but, in working to achieve the goal, they rarely are able to spend time together to consummate their love. When it comes time to make the move, the couple becomes the envy of their neighbors and the house is quickly filled with such things as rare antiques, marble floors, chandeliers and more...but the most important element – love between the couple – is missing. The background vocals were sung by The Jordanaires. Tammy and George, who divorced bitterly in 1975, performed the song together on the Jones HBO television special With a Little Help From My Friends in 1980.

In 2012, the recording was used in a television commercial for GMC trucks.

It can be argued that part of the song's verses sounds oddly similar to The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.

Historic week

"Two Story House" was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached No. 5; that week, all of the top five positions were held by female singers. The Top 5 from that week was:

"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" by Crystal Gayle
"A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
"Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone
"Beneath Still Waters" by Emmylou Harris
"Two Story House" by Tammy Wynette (duet with George Jones)^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Honky Tonk Blues" by Charley Pride	RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 3, 1980	Succeeded by "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" by Crystal Gayle

References

↑ George Jones Billboard Singles
↑ RPM Country Tracks
↑ Billboard magazine — April 19, 1980 issue.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

George Jones songs

Singles	"No Money in This Deal" "Why Baby Why" "Achin', Breakin' Heart" "Seasons of My Heart" "Too Much Water" "Just One More" "Don't Stop the Music" "Color of the Blues" "White Lightning" "Window Up Above" "Tender Years" "She Thinks I Still Care" "I'll Share My World with You "The Race Is On" "Love Bug" "Walk Through This World with Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "Good Year for the Roses" "Loving You Could Never Be Better" "A Picture of Me (Without You)" "The Grand Tour" "The Door" "He Stopped Loving Her Today" "I'm Not Ready Yet" "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)" "Still Doin' Time" "Same Ole Me" "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)" "I Always Get Lucky with You" "Tennessee Whiskey" "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" "She's My Rock" "Hallelujah, I Love You So" "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" "Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way" "Wine Colored Roses" "The Right Left Hand" "I Turn to You" "The Bird" "I'm a One Woman Man" "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" "Choices" "Funny How Time Slips Away"

Collaborative singles	"We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "Let's Invite Them Over" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "What's in Our Heart" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "We're Gonna Hold On" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Golden Ring" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Near You" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Maybellene" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Two Story House" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "You Better Move On" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Yesterday's Wine" (w/ Merle Haggard) "C.C. Waterback" (w/ Merle Haggard)

Guest singles	"A Few Ole Country Boys" (w/ Randy Travis) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (w/ Patty Loveless) "A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K version)" (w/ Chad Brock and Hank Williams, Jr.) "Murder on Music Row" (w/ Dierks Bentley)

Related articles	Albums discography Singles discography Discography with Tammy Wynette Awards

Tammy Wynette

Studio albums	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Take Me to Your World / I Don't Wanna Play House D-I-V-O-R-C-E Higher Ground Next to You Heart Over Mind

Collaboration albums	We Go Together Me and the First Lady We Love to Sing About Jesus Let's Build a World Together We're Gonna Hold On George & Tammy & Tina Golden Ring Together Again Honky Tonk Angels George and Tammy Super Hits One

Singles	"I Don't Wanna Play House" "Take Me to Your World" "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" "Stand by Your Man" "Singing My Song" "The Ways to Love a Man" "He Loves Me All the Way" "Run, Woman, Run" "We Sure Can Love Each Other" "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" "Bedtime Story" "Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)" "My Man (Understands)" "'Til I Get It Right" "Kids Say the Darndest Things" "Another Lonely Song" "Woman to Woman" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" "You and Me" "Womanhood" "Crying in the Rain" "Sometimes When We Touch"

Collaboration singles	"My Elusive Dreams" "We're Gonna Hold On" "Golden Ring" "Near You" "Two Story House" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"

Related articles	Discography Discography with George Jones "Justified & Ancient"

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